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Colour

#C790FF

  • #C790FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C790FF is a violet with RGB values 199, 144, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C790FF#C790FF
HEX#C790FF
RGBrgb(199, 144, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.5647, 1
RGB percentages78%, 56.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(269.7, 100%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 43.5%, 100%)
CMYK22%, 43.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,078,783
CSS custom property--colour: #C790FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#386F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A9FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BEA2BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15Violet · ΔE 18.3Orchid · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8FF90
Analogous#9090FF, #FF90FF
Triadic#FFC790, #90FFC7
Split complementary#FFFF90, #90FF90
Tetradic#FF9090, #C8FF90, #90FFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF6FF
Lighter +10%#E1C3FF
Darker −10%#AD5DFF
Darker −20%#942AFF
Darker −30%#7A00F6
Darker −40%#6100C3
More saturated +25%#C790FF
Less saturated −25%#C79EF1

Channel breakdown

R199
G144
B255
Red199 (78%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue269.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 90 · B FF

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